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The number of partner merchants under Mileslife has expanded so quickly that it is sometimes hard to decide exactly which one to visit to earn your Miles. Recently, Mileslife has included a category called “Best For Miles”, where users can sort through the dining establishments providing the highest number of Miles per $1 spend.

If you have linked your Emirates Skywards account to the Mileslife app as your frequent flyer programme of choice, you can also earn bonus Skywards Miles ranging from 25% to 75% if you are a Silver, Gold or Platinum member. Currently, Emirates Skywards is the only frequent flyer programme on Mileslife that offers tier based bonuses. If you’ve always wanted to redeem your Skywards Miles for Emirates flights, it is so much easier and more convenient now with Mileslife, as the Skywards Miles you earn with partner merchants are credited to your Emirates Skywards account directly. Essentially, this complements any Miles you earn on Emirates flights. There are also no extra fees to be incurred for crediting the Miles into your account, unlike with credit card point redemptions.

Redemption-wise, you can use your Skywards Miles to partially offset the cost of your Emirates flight or you can also use it to redeem a reward flight. Emirates has a couple of direct routes out of Singapore, including Colombo, Dubai, Melbourne and Brisbane, as well as indirect flights to Europe, Africa and the Americas so there are plenty of opportunities to redeem those Skywards Miles. Out of Singapore, the minimum number of Skywards Miles you can use to redeem a flight is for an Economy Class round trip Saver ticket to Colombo. That requires 27,500 Miles (for base fare only). Assume you have flown Emirates in the past for long haul trips. One round trip flight to Europe and another to the United States from Singapore over the years on an Economy Flex fare would have already netted you 23,250 Skywards Miles. Add in the Skywards Miles you could get with Mileslife to make up for the difference (i.e. 4,250 Miles in this example) and you’d have enough Miles for a redemption flight to Colombo.

Among the Mileslife dining partners that are best for earning Skywards Miles, here are my recommendations:

I first wrote about Mileslife when it made its debut here in Singapore. In the few months since then, their list of dining and lifestyle merchants has expanded and now include some of the most well-known restaurants in Singapore. One of the earliest merchants to accept Mileslife was Crystal Jade – probably the most recognizable Chinese restaurant chain in Singapore with dozens of branches and sub-brands within the country. I recently paid them a visit with the intention of using Mileslife as it adds Emirates Skywards as its newest frequent flyer programme in its list of partners.

For every $1 spent, members will earn up to 5 Skywards Miles and an additional bonus based on their Emirates Skywards tier. Emirates Skywards Silver members earn 25% bonus Miles on every purchase, Gold members earn 50% bonus Miles while Platinum members earn 75% bonus Miles. The tiered bonus is unique to the Emirates Skywards programme.

There is also an ongoing promotion which allows Mileslife users to earn triple Skywards Miles on all spends until 30 November 2017 when selecting Emirates Skywards as their frequent flyer programme (FFP) of choice.

Emirates Skywards, the frequent flyer programme of Emirates, has partnered with Mileslife, the app that allows earning of miles through lifestyle and dining purchases. A few months ago, I wrote about Mileslife and how they have compelling dining and lifestyle partners such as Crystal Jade and the restaurants at Capella Singapore. Payments using the app at these establishments allow for earning of miles with a number of airline frequent flyer programmes (i.e. you can earn anywhere from 1 to 5 miles per S$ spent at these dining or lifestyle partners). Emirates is the latest airline to partner with them. In case you have not signed up with Mileslife yet, you can sign up HERE and receive 1,000 additional miles with your first spend.

emirates a380 business class (source: airline)

The tie up between Emirates Skywards and Mileslife allow for earning up to 5 miles per S$ spent. Emirates Skywards members can also earn additional miles based on their membership tier – Silver members earn 25% bonus miles, Gold members earn 50% bonus miles while Platinum members earn 75% bonus miles.

Mileslife, a mobile app for both Android and iOS devices that allows you to earn miles in 12 frequent flyer programmes by dining in participating restaurants, has launched in Singapore. The concept is simple and allows users to have their miles posted to the frequent flyer account within 3 to 5 days from date of purchase. So far, MilesLife is available with partner merchants in Singapore, Beijing and Shanghai with plans to grow within Asia.

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